Bonding and Nomenclature Practice Test
Directions: Choose the letter that best answers the questions.
1. Chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons are called
a. Magnetic bonds
c. Ionic bonds
b. Coordinate bonds
d. Covalent bonds
2. Which of the following compounds contains ionic bonds?
a. CO2
c. K2O
b. N2O5
d. OF2
3. Which of the following is a property of ionic compounds? There may be more than one answer.
a. Does not conduct electricity
c. Form soft solids
b. High melting point
d. High boiling points
4. Ionic compounds are created from
a. 2 nonmetals
b. 2 metals
c. A metal & a metalloid
d. A metal & a nonmetal
5. The chemical name for FeO is
a. Iron oxide
b. Iron (III) oxide
c. Iron (VI) oxide
d. Iron (II) oxide
6. N2S3 is properly named
a. Nitrogen sulfide
b. Dinitrogen trisulfide
c. Nitrogen (III) sulfide
d. Nitrogen (II) sulfide
7. P3- represents a
a. Sodium atom
b. Phosphorous ion
c. Potassium ion
d. Sodium ion
8. CO2 is the formula for
a. Copper
b. Cobalt
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Carbon monoxide
9. The correct name for an aqueous solution of HClO3 is
a. Perchloric acid
b. Hypochlorous acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
d. Chloric acid
10. Which of the following compounds is not named as an acid?
a. PH3
c. H2SO4
b. HF
d. H2CO3
Directions: Answer each question fully, show all your work.
11. Draw the e- dot diagrams for the transfer of electrons when forming an ionic bond for the
following pairs of elements. Show the movement of the electron, the charge that each atom
develops and the resulting formula for the compound.
a. Na and Br
b. Al and S
12. Draw the correct Lewis structure for the following covalent compounds:
a. CO2
b. SiBr4
16. Are the following substances Type I, Type II, Type III, binary acid or oxyacids?
a. Ca3(PO4)2
b. HClO3
c. N2O5
d. Co2(CO3)3
17. Name the following substances. They can be Type I, Type II, Type III or acids.
a. Mg3(PO4)2
b. HClO3
c. P2O5
d. Au2(CO3)3
18. Write the formula for the following substances. They can be Type I, Type II, Type III, or acids.
a. carbon tetrafluoride
b. lead (IV) oxide
c. aluminum dichromate
d. hydronitric acid
e. rubidium sulfite